ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction

The guys over at Red 5 Comics have done it again!

What have they done?

They've perfectly catered to our undying thirst for Zombie-related material!

Kevin Grevioux (the creator of Underworld) and Red 5 Comics are teaming up to create a 6 bi-monthly release of this new horror-action series. I think that SuperHeroHype's article say's it best:

"Air-dropped into the deadliest hot zones, the walking dead of "ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction" indiscriminately infect every last warring insurgent -- on either side of the conflict. Specifically engineered to be photosensitive, once enemy infection becomes complete by dawn the originals and newly created zombies dissolve as a means to control widespread and accidental zombification. This allowed live soldiers to enter and safely occupy the now-combatant-free territory. However, this plan takes a deadly turn when one of the U.S. zombies, dubbed -- Zombie Zero -- fails to dissolve at the expected time, and begins to wreak havoc in the Middle East by creating others like him. This leads the U.S. military brass to send in a special operative to quietly take out Zombie Zero and his minions before their existence becomes known to the rest of the world."

Look for these to hit shelves in July sometime! For more information, you should probably check out either SuperHeroHype's article, or browse for more information on other Red 5 stuff at their site!

Eisner Nominees now Online!

The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards nominees have been officially listed for 2008!

For those who don't know, the Eisner Awards are dished out to deserving winners every year at the San Diego Comic Convention (Tommy and I have our tickets purchased and as of tonight will have the hotel and flight officially booked - a word to the wise, next year do not procrastinate as we have. Hotels are... tough... to find). The Eisner Awards have been kicking around for roughly 2 decades now but honestly, this one seems to have a fair turnout from all producers, with nobody really having a majority seating among nominees.

I'll draw your attention to Red 5 Comics (who I am, as you may have noticed, a big - nay - large fan) who hauled 2 nominations this year for Atomic Robo! Best Limited Series and Best Coloring - two noteworthy categories.

For the full article on nominees and the event, feel free to visit CBR News. You'll find anything else of note there!

Atomic Robo Volume 1

If you were to enter a comic book store at this very moment, you'd be pretty hard pressed to actually find the first few issues of Atomic Robo. They're sold out.

But never fear! The Atomic Robo Trade Paper Back (Volume 1) is hear! Compiled together and coming out in June this year are the first 6 issues of Red 5's incredibly successful series. But what is Atomic Robo you ask (for those who do not know...)?

Well in these issues you will see Atomic Robo (a robot), do battle with Nazis, giant ants, clockwork mummies, walking pyramids, Mars, cyborgs and his nemesis, Baron von Helsingard. Yes you heard me right... Nazis. This guy is like a robot version of Indiana Jones.

Red 5 Comics is fast becoming one of my favorite producers of comics, with Atomic Robo being a favorite on that list if only for the artwork - which is fantastic. Look for the first volume of the TPB to come out in June, complete with new stories, concept art, pin-ups and more. If you're looking for me, I'll be at the local comic store picking myself up a copy!

For other works by Red 5 comics, you might want to check out our previous article, Afterburn.